NASA's X-59 successfully reduced sonic booms from thunder-level 105 decibels to whisper-quiet 75 decibels, potentially ending the 50-year supersonic flight ban.

COLORADO SPRINGS—Atlanta-based aircraft developer Hermeus has successfully completed the first flight of its Pratt & Whitney ...

Two aviation companies in Greensboro, N.C., are developing new aircraft designs that aim to double flight speeds and halve ...

For the second time in just over nine months, an Atlanta-based company this week debuted a new supersonic test aircraft.

Hermeus successfully flew its latest Quarterhorse aircraft, marking the company’s second first flight in less than a year.

Hermeus says it flew Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 at Spaceport America, launching a flight-test campaign aimed at reaching supersonic ...

The NASA X-59 QueSST (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) is now flying and soon will start test flights aimed at reducing the sonic boom to a thump for people on the ground. While this seeks to overcome one ...

Humankind is always on a quest for speed: You can ride the fastest rollercoaster in the world, the Formula Rossa, at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, and the fastest land speed record was achieved in 1997 ...

US start-up Hermeus has flown its first supersonic-capable aircraft, the Quarterhorse Mk 2.1, marking a significant step ...

The first commercial Concorde flights took off on January 21, 1976. Two Concordes, each operated by one of the partner airlines that funded and developed the supersonic technology, departed ...

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